“That’s one thing Inner Hope did for me; on their day off they would drive me to school, and it encouraged me to keep going to school.” Toni “A small thing that Inner Hope has done for me is pay for…
Small Acts of Love: Inner Hope, one day at a time
Tag: aboriginal
Around Town: Forgiven/Forgotten, But If Not, spirituality at school, United Prayer
For many years I have admired the way Mennonites champion restorative justice. Whenever you hear about citizens working with prisoners, or ex-prisoners, or Victim-Offender projects, or mediation . . . you’ll always find Mennonites in the mix. The latest manifestation…
A bridge between the stories of Samson and Unist’ot’en resistance
This is the account of a storytelling event that brought together an Eastside Vancouver church and a First Nations community in British Columbia’s central interior. More importantly it’s the account of a 10 year old boy named Graeme who, for…
The day I stopped driving by
In Allan Twigg’s book Aboriginality, he tells of a meeting between three sovereigns – a king and two queens – that never happened. It was missed by inches. The year was 1939. The place, Vancouver. The occasion, England’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s…
Folk Fest’s ‘Glory Bound’ Sunday service sure to lift the spirits
Every year I enjoy scanning the roster of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival for signs of faith. While I love the diversity of musicians – there’s no better way to get a taste of world music in Vancouver – I…